In 2018, the Australian government introduced a new funding model for the support of child care provision in Australia. Overall, this evaluation finds that the package did not address the wider set of key policy questions about the role of early childhood education and care.

The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), in collaboration with all governments, has released this sixth annual performance report on the National Quality Framework (NQF). The report shows that 88% of education and care services are rated as Meeting National Quality Standard (NQS) or above.

The revised In Home Care (IHC) program replaced the previous program and the Nanny Pilot Programme, with the program's objective being to support families' workforce participation and early childhood education and care requirements. This is the final evaluation report for the IHC program

ACECQA's 39th NQF Snapshot report summarises quality rating results and other information about education and care services operating under the National Quality Framework (NQF). The latest Snapshot finds 88% of services are rated Meeting or Exceeding the National Quality Standard (NQS).

This McKinnon Poll tested public attitudes towards high government expenditure on social policy programs, particularly those which are forecasted to grow, such as the NDIS and aged care. The research sought information on public attitudes towards how these services and increases in services should be funded.